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And that, in the end, was the answer I sent to Carver with his five dollars. I spent an hour in my room trying to compose and write a sarcastic reply to his note, but I finally gave it up. Then I put the money in an envelope, addressed the latter, and sent it to the big house by Lute. Lute was delighted with the errand.
"You'll explain to Dorindy, will you? " he asked. "She cal'lates I'm goin' to clean the henhouse. But I can do that some other time."